The "Kazan Ten" followers of the Hizb ut-Tahrir party, which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia, received terms from 11 to 22 years in prison. On February 5, 2020, the Volga District Military Court sentenced ten Kazan supporters of the radical Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. Depending on the role of each, they were charged under Part 1 of Art.

The media reported the initiation of a case under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code on the involvement of minors in the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, recognized as extremist. On February 5, 2020, information was disseminated through the media that the Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Amur Region opened a criminal case on the involvement of minors in the activities of the banned organization of Jehovah's Witnesses.

On February 5, 2020, it became known that a resident of the village of Uzyan (Bashkiria) Yavdat Zaynyshev appealed to the Beloretsk Interdistrict Court with a demand remove the worship crosses installed on the territory of the village. He claims that the crosses were erected illegally. The crosses were installed "during perestroika". Two of them are installed on springs, the third - opposite the village school.

In the Timsky district of the Kursk region, the court imposed a fine for the ISIS flag in a humorous video. On January 28, 2020, the justice of the peace of the judicial district of the Timsky judicial district of the Kursk region fined under part 1 of Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of prohibited symbols) for 1 thousand rubles by Igor Zhidkikh.

In February 2020, a suspect in calls for xenophobic murders was detained in the Orenburg region. In February 2020, it became known that in the village of Novoorsk, Orenburg Region, a criminal case was initiated against a local resident born in 1962, who reportedly published calls for murder on his page on the social network VKontakte from June 2018 to September 2019 Jews. Most likely, the case was initiated under Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism).

Jehovah's Witness from Furmanov is charged under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On February 3, 2020, the Furmanovsky City Court of the Ivanovo Region began hearings on the case of Jehovah's Witness Evgeny Spirin, accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1, Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). Spirin was detained on January 27, 2019 and placed under arrest the next day .

In January 2020, in the Kirov region, a court sentenced a handyman to 1 year of probation for sending anti-Semitic messages to acquaintances. In January 2020, a verdict was handed down in Kirov in a case of disseminating anti-Semitic slogans. The case was launched against Dmitry Gordin, a handyman at a sawmill, who was reported to have sent anti-Jewish videos to acquaintances on social media. Most likely, the case was initiated under Art. 280 of the Criminal Code (public calls for extremism).

Residents of the village of Monetny in Berezovsky, Sverdlovsk region, protest against the construction of a temple next to the art school. They believe in this place a concert hall should be built. On February 5, 2020, it became known that the residents of the village Monetny of the Berezovsky urban district of the Sverdlovsk region opposed construction of an Orthodox church near the children's art school.

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The Constitutional Court ruled on the complaint of the Mormons. The court upheld the right of religious organizations to hold services in administrative buildings - both belonging to a religious organization, and given to her by the owners.

The Smolensk diocese warned the flock of the danger use of amulets and miraculous masks from shamans from Karelia, allegedly protecting against coronavirus. For an additional fee, sellers are ready to consecrate these "protections" in the church. On February 5, 2020, the Smolensk diocese distributed appeal in connection with the replication of an advertisement from the portal avito.ru on the sale amulets from shamans from Karelia and masks that protect against coronavirus infection.